The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool

108 mins | Crime | July 1, 1975

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

The Drowning Pool

108 mins | Crime | July 1, 1975

The Drowning Pool
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers David Foster Productions, Turman-Foster Company, First Artists, Coleytown
Original title The Drowning Pool
Directors Betty Crosby, Stuart Rosenberg, Hawk Koch
Writers Ross Macdonald, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Walter Hill, Eric Roth

Cast

Paul Newman

as Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward

as Iris

Anthony Franciosa

as Broussard

Murray Hamilton

as Kilbourne

Gail Strickland

as Mavis

Melanie Griffith

as Schuyler

Linda Haynes

as Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel

as Franks

Paul Koslo

as Candy

Joe Canutt

as Glo

Andrew Robinson

as Pat Reavis

Coral Browne

as Olivia

Richard Derr

as James

Helena Kallianiotes

as Elaine Reavis

Leigh French

as Red Head

Peter Dassinger

as Peter

James Fontenot

as Bartender

Tommy McLain

as Nightclub Band

Martin Ahrens

as Cajun Heavy #1

Philippe Blenet

as Cajun Heavy #2

Jerome Greene

as Butler

Cecil Elliott

as Motel Switchboard Operator